Trips

For frequent riders, the bike share program goes way beyond tourism.

This winter's extremely low snowpack is affecting recreation from the Sierra to the desert.

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The San Bernardino National Forest nest has a live cam, making the chicks widespread stars.

Horsetail Fall is dry so far, making the February natural phenomenon unlikely without significant precipitation.

A land trust donated four parcels adjacent to park boundaries.

Campers can try before they buy at five parks in an effort to recruit new outdoor recreationists.

Snow totals are way down this year, but reservoirs remain stable with last year's leftover meltwater.

In Savannah, wintering goldfinches are rare while Baltimore orioles are moving in.

From prickly pear desert to verdant gorges, this hike shows off the range of the Lone Star State.

Chip Jenkins, a 31-year park service veteran, takes the helm.

The Strava fitness map show exactly where Chicagoans love to work out.

A new easement with Pacific Gas & Electric Company protects 857 acres in the Tahoe National Forest.

A majority of respondents in most states favor public lands policies, with a significant jump in support over two years ago.

Denver's new Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show event should bring money and conservation cache to town.

A jaunt down a stream is a less in what water can accomplish.

A moose and calf treated Smugglers' Notch skiers and riders to an up-close wildlife run-in this week.

Environment Day at the state legislature draws action from a variety of conservation organizations.

This weekend through April 1, the festival brings delays to Gold Canyon.

February brings early-spring blooms and migrating birds.

Near-record low snow accumulations stem from both less rain and warmer temperatures.

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The little-known North Shore preserve proposes new educational programs and a rehabbed pond.

The 500-acre, drive- and walk-through zoo would be about an hour east of Atlanta.

New highs have been set statewide this season, melting snow at ski resorts and bringing in T-shirt hiking weather.

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Only 68 campers will be allowed to stay at popular Colorado spot.

This year's Lake Chocorua race will be the last after a private landowner announced the closure of part of the course.

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The system aims to reduce traffic and crowding around the natural phenomenon.

The Western Slope ski resort will only be open on weekends.

The measure would protect more than 98,000 acres in Eagle and Summit Counties.

The 11-year-old fell through the ice at Forest Park trying to help his friend escape.

Gov. Cuomo announced plans for a 407-acre park on Jamaica Bay with biking, hiking, and kayaking options.

The proposal would set aside $40 million per year for acquiring and maintaining public lands in Georgia.

More than 10,500 people tried for volcano climbing permit this year.

The proposal to merge and redesign courses at Jackson Park has drawn community criticism.

The court declared a provision banning guns in public parks unconstitutional.

The relicensing of a hydroelectric dam project raises questions about salmon and agriculture.

The new bridge over railroad tracks in Pinole grants access to a slice of Contra Costa County coast.

The free shuttle aims to reduce traffic congestion in the park.

The bill is a response to the White House's rollback of protections for Utah public lands.

Leave the crowds behind: Tackle Mt. Marcy in winter, and it will be just you, the silent mountains, and a whole lot of snow.

Officials have not yet identified the person.

It's not the first mountain lion to be seen on campus in the past several years.

The road is an access point for North Mountain and Shaw Butte, popular in-city hikes.

The coveted permits to explore the Havasupai area of the Grand Canyon go quickly.

State Senator Kevin Ranker introduced the whale measure as part of his broader Salish Sea Protection package.

Why adding Divvy stations on the South and West Sides was a smart move.

San Luis Obispo reached 87 degrees this week and Santa Maria broke a record set in 1931.

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Charlie Jacobi had led the park since 1984.

With the announcement, the resort sides with Vail's pass program over the new Ikon Pass.

The hikers fell in two separate incidents last weekend.

New York's plan also expands snowmobile access, but nixes proposed bike trails and luxury huts.

The person's identity remains a mystery.

The North Face will build the new structure in Montbello Open Space Park.

The fishing line snares appear to be an attempt to hurt mountain bikers.

22 million pounds of plastic enter the waters each year from microplastics and beach litter.

The 16-year-old also plans to start a nature group and self-publish a guidebook.

Expect to pay a bit more to sleep at Devil's Lake and Mirror Lake State Parks this year.

The siblings can work together now that the Boy Scouts have begun allowing girls to join.

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The quirky citizen wildlife study heads to New York City next fall.

A proposed state constitutional amendment would establish a conservation fund for Georgia.

Precipitation and warm weather means the ski resort plans to temporarily shut down.

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Repeat floods and rockslides have closed multiple roads into the national park in recent months.

The winter's frigid weather has brought the best conditions in several years.

When Marine Sergeant Kirstie Ennis lost her leg above the knee in Afghanistan, she found healing in the outdoors. Now, she has her sights set on the world’s highest mountains.

The group seeks documents relating plans for big changes at Jackson Park.

The CEO of Chicagoland's Camping World looks to merge his RV empire with the outdoor recreation market.

The activists summitted the New Hampshire peak to protest the planned addition of utility poles and power lines.

The 18-year-old died after sliding down a closed run at Maine's Sunday River ski resort.